Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

The Jumjum

The Jumjum, a community from Sudan’s western Blue Nile state, have made their home in the refugee camps in Doro, South Sudan. They fled the fighting of 2011, following the independence of South Sudan. A number of missionaries have reached out to the Jumjum. When fighting erupted in Doro on Christmas Day, 2016, the missionaries were evacuated for a time. The Jumjum women continued to meet with one another to share the Word. May this fire of the Gospel spread throughout the majority Muslim tribe!

The Nuba

Much like the Jumjum, the Nuba community borders the former Upper Nile state. A number have crossed into South Sudan fleeing the fighting and searching for safety. They are also from a majority Muslim area. They are a minority in the camps, but had a small church near the airstrip. Fighting on Christmas Day 2016 meant they had to abandon it. Pray for Nuba believers to remain strong, and that the Lord would minister to them in their hardships.

Prayers

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Pray for communities fleeing war in Sudan and taking refuge in South Sudan, that they would come to know Christ.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Refugee Communities in the UK

A number of churches in the UK are interested in receiving a mission worker to help them reach their multi-cultural communities. Through our ENGAGE programme, we want to enable this. We are researching other ministry opportunities amongst these communities, in conjunction with local churches. Please pray that the right people are sent by God to serve the UK church as missionaries, helping them reach communities where Christ is least known.

Prayers

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Pray for the #howwilltheyhear campaign, based on Romans 10:14, which aims to increase church-centred mission mobilisation for ministries working with migrants in Europe and the Middle East.

Pray for the multi-agency initiative "Mission through Business," as it seeks to help more business people see how God might use their gifts and skills to reach the nations. Pray also for SIM UK to serve people effectively on this route into mission.

Pray for our office relocation to enable us to better serve the UK evangelical church in all its diversity, as well as be more accessible from national road and rail networks. Pray for each member of our staff team, that we will discern and trust in God’s purposes.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

West Africa Missions Office

WAMO envisions partnering with churches to send missionaries who are qualified and equipped for cross-cultural missions all over the world to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in communities where He is least known.

Goal

Mobilise prayer, people and churches in West Africa to send out West African missionaries, and strengthen their prayer and financial support through productive partnerships

Objectives

Empower 5 cross-cultural mission mobilisers in each West African country to stir and wake up the body of Christ to fulfil their mission mandate.

Catalysing and commissioning in collaboration with likeminded organisations by developing at least one partnership in each West African country.

Process missionary candidates by ensuring that all normal personnel procedures are completed within one month from the inquiry date.

Ensure adequate prayer and financial support for the missionaries by putting in place a prayer team per West African country that meets at least once a week.

Seek an appropriate ministry placement and maintain regular communication between the receiving field and sending entity for each candidate within 6 months of the inquiry date.

Mobilise, motivate and equip at least 5 local churches and ministries in West Africa to go into global missions.

West Africa Missions Office

WAMO envisions partnering with churches to send missionaries who are qualified and equipped for cross-cultural missions all over the world to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in communities where He is least known.

Goal

Mobilise prayer, people and churches in West Africa to send out West African missionaries, and strengthen their prayer and financial support through productive partnerships

Objectives

Empower 5 cross-cultural mission mobilisers in each West African country to stir and wake up the body of Christ to fulfil their mission mandate.

Catalysing and commissioning in collaboration with likeminded organisations by developing at least one partnership in each West African country.

Process missionary candidates by ensuring that all normal personnel procedures are completed within one month from the inquiry date.

Ensure adequate prayer and financial support for the missionaries by putting in place a prayer team per West African country that meets at least once a week.

Seek an appropriate ministry placement and maintain regular communication between the receiving field and sending entity for each candidate within 6 months of the inquiry date.

Mobilise, motivate and equip at least 5 local churches and ministries in West Africa to go into global missions.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

The Soninke

Three-quarters of the Soninke in Côte d'Ivoire practice their traditional ethnic religion. They are primarily animists, who believe that a spirit or force resides in every animate and inanimate object. They live in fear of evil spirits and constantly strive to appease them. The remaining one-quarter of the Soninke are Sunni Muslims, following the teachings of Mohammed. They faithfully adhere to the five essential "pillars," or duties, of Islam. These include affirming that "there is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet," praying five times a day while facing Mecca, giving alms generously, fasting during the month of Ramadan, and making at least one pilgrimage to Mecca, if possible.

The Soninke live primarily along the northern border of Côte d'Ivoire, as well as in Mali and Burkina Faso. Among all the Soninke in Côte d'Ivoire are only a few known Christians. Those who follow Jesus are severely persecuted; therefore, evangelising is extremely difficult. Most Soninke have not yet heard a clear presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Ask the Lord to send forth laborers into Côte d'Ivoire to share Christ with the Soninke.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

The Maures (Moors)

The Maures (Moors) are made up of Saharan and Arab-Berber people of Arab origins. They are the Muslim warrior movement called Almoravide, comprised of the Sanhadja, the Lemtuna, and the Zenetes. This group began around 11th century, and the Maures dominated Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, and southern Spain. The Maures speak Hassaniya. They live a nomadic lifestyle in tents, and are a closed society, structured into two major groups: the Zaouias of Tolba, who are marabouts (religious leaders), and the Hassans, who are warriors. The White Maures are of Arab-Berber origin, and are the upper class, and the Black Maures, who are descended from the black slaves captured by the Arab-Berber traders, are the lower class. The Maures raise camels and goats. They are also traders, blacksmiths, shoemakers, wood sellers, and griots (people who make music with songs of epic warriors, love, genealogy and history). The Maures are 100% Muslim, and belong to the Sufi Islamic brotherhood (with mysticism). They practice pre-arranged marriage, and the groom’s father requests the hand of the bride. A Maure woman can never marry against her family's wishes. A dowry is given to her. The son-in-law can never enter the tent of his in-laws, nor does he share their table or look them in the eye when talking. The parents of the bride can never visit their daughter when their son-in-law is present. Divorce is common. Because of the Maures’ nomadic lifestyle and raids among them, strict customs must be followed when different groups meet. They use different ways to express acceptance, rejection, and their level of involvement and interest, e.g. hand blows mean "I do not believe you," and a finger in the ear means "I am not interested in the discussion."

Prayers

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Pray for the Lord to open the hearts of the Maure to the love of Jesus Christ.

Pray for discernment, knowledge, and harmony among a church group and another entity who will embark on a vision and survey trip with our team among the Maure people in Mali in February 2018. Pray that our time together is productive.

North Africa

Of the 96 million people in North Africa, only a relative handful worship the Lord Jesus Christ. We seek to creatively cross barriers into the Muslim world of North Africa, proclaiming the Gospel where Christ is not known. By developing partnerships with like-minded organisations, we aim to accelerate placements of personnel where they are most needed. We envision expansion into the urban centres along the Mediterranean Sea through missional businesses and through professional consulting among the most vulnerable segments of society. We aim to establish creative ministries among the six desert tribes of the Sahara Desert, comprising 7.5 million people.

North Africa

Of the 96 million people in North Africa, only a relative handful worship the Lord Jesus Christ. We seek to creatively cross barriers into the Muslim world of North Africa, proclaiming the Gospel where Christ is not known. By developing partnerships with like-minded organisations, we aim to accelerate placements of personnel where they are most needed. We envision expansion into the urban centres along the Mediterranean Sea through missional businesses and through professional consulting among the most vulnerable segments of society. We aim to establish creative ministries among the six desert tribes of the Sahara Desert, comprising 7.5 million people.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Urban Unemployed Youth

In one country of North Africa, 33% of youth are unemployed, with 40% of university graduates unemployed. One of the of university graduates said, “For us, unemployment is a kind of blasphemy. An unemployed is not a person… Society itself does not accept him. What is the use of that person?” (Breaking the Barriers to Youth Inclusion, p.24, World Bank 2014)

We are creating businesses focused on hiring young people. We are equipping and helping establish them as productive members of society. We want to demonstrate the transformative impact of Christ, and see whole families follow Him.

People With Special Needs

In many Muslim cultures, special needs children are considered a cause of shame. Mothers and daughters struggle to care for them in unseen rooms without assistance or training. Many are suffering. We have partnered with those whose vision is to bring the light of Christ into this darkness. They enable local initiatives, creating spaces for disabled people and caregivers to grow, learn, gain skills and simply be loved.

Nomads

Six of the 100 ethnic groups in North Africa are desert nomads. Very few are bringing the Gospel to these 7.5 million people. Working with nomads is challenging, requiring creative solutions to where we live and how we minister to them. We are finding ways to meet them from the coastal regions in the north, and from the southern Saharan countries.

Prayers

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Pray for God to use our new businesses to open doors for many other missional businesses.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Dioula Malinke

The Dioula Malinke are a Muslim ethnic group in Côte d’Ivoire. Some ministries like Maison Dorcas and the church planting movement engage with them frequently. We are looking for ways of partnering with a missionary who works among this Muslim community in the north. Pray for new missionaries willing to work in this area.

Prayers

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Pray for effective use of broadcasting platforms and for economical ways to broadcast from our stations up-country (Abidjan, Abengourou, Bouaké, Man & Yamoussoukro).

Bolívia

Almost 120 years after the first missionaries came to Bolivia to reach the unreached people groups of the Andes, the Bolivian church is increasingly engaging in missions. More and more Bolivians are responding to God's call to make disciples. At the same time there are still a lot of communities within this beautiful and diverse country where the good news of Jesus Christ is hardly known.

Therefore, as a team we work with the local church both in mobilization, disciple-making, and in reaching the least reached of Bolivia. Read our stories to know more about our work!

Bolívia

Almost 120 years after the first missionaries came to Bolivia to reach the unreached people groups of the Andes, the Bolivian church is increasingly engaging in missions. More and more Bolivians are responding to God's call to make disciples. At the same time there are still a lot of communities within this beautiful and diverse country where the good news of Jesus Christ is hardly known.

Therefore, as a team we work with the local church both in mobilization, disciple-making, and in reaching the least reached of Bolivia. Read our stories to know more about our work!

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Communities where Christ is least known

Tacana

Living in the Yungas region of Bolivia with a population over 18,000, the Tacana people are largely agricultural. Their traditional, animistic beliefs are strong and place great importance on the chamanes, or witch doctors, to provide herbal medicinal cures and protect the well-being of the community and the universe. SIM Bolivia is looking for creative and effective ways to address spiritual and physical needs of the Tacana people as they work alongside a local couple who have the desire to reach their own people with the gospel.

Miners of Potosí

Potosí is a city that clings to the side of a beautiful mountain, but many have died inside its mines. The miners acknowledge it to be the devil’s domain and daily make sacrifices to his image. Who can break down barriers to reach this close-knit, tough group of miners? Who will come to know the story of abundant life in Jesus Christ? Whose feet will be beautiful on that mountain, bringing the good news?

Prayers

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Pray for Bolivia! Pray for the people of this beautiful and diverse country. Pray that from the heart of Latin America a light may shine for the rest of the world.

Southern Africa Service Centre

A motivated and exemplary services team called by God, supporting and strengthening the South Africa Service Centre entities: Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Southern Africa Service Centre

A motivated and exemplary services team called by God, supporting and strengthening the South Africa Service Centre entities: Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

The Zionist Churches of South Africa

The largest and fastest growing of the African independent churches is the Zion Christian Church (ZCC). Its members, estimated to number between two and six million in more than 4,000 parishes, live primarily in urban townships and rural communities. The ZCC was established in 1910 by Engenas Lekganyane, a farm worker in a rural area that later became Zion City in the Northern Province. Zionist beliefs emphasise the healing power of religious faith, although they also adopt traditional African religious beliefs, especially those concerning the power of the ancestors to intercede on behalf of human beings.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Indigenous Canadians

The First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples of Canada have been exposed to the gospel with mission work dating back to the time of early fur trading and subsequent colonisation.

In recent times, however, the church has been portrayed largely in negative terms particularly over much publicised mistreatment of Indigenous people in residential schools, many of which were run by churches. In addition, the Christian message in many First Nations communities has often been misrepresented and misunderstood over the years, resulting in many ‘mis-reached’ rather than ‘unreached’ First Nations people and communities.

SIM Canada, other missions, and church denominations are attempting to address the ‘mis-reached’ in small but effective ways, both on First Nations reserves and in the cities.

Pray in faith that the real truth of the gospel will be both shared and accepted among the Indigenous peoples. Pray particularly for innovative ways for Christian workers to reach Indigenous youth both within traditional church settings and outside of the church – whether on reserves or in the cities. Pray for reconciliation with the churches and Indigenous peoples on wrongs and hurts of the past, and for true healing to occur. Pray that God will transform Indigenous communities and that his name will be redeemed.

Prayers

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Pray for deepening engagement and partnerships with churches and donors.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Bengali

The largest community in Bangladesh is also one of the mega-people groups in the world. Made up of Muslims and Hindus, much work has been done amongst them since the time of William Carey. We praise God for increased transformation over the last 40 years, but compared to the size of the population, this can be discouraging. The Christian community in the country is often inward looking, socially and culturally isolated and, more recently, persecuted as a minority. The capital, Dhaka, is made up of 16 million people.

Prayers

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Pray for people we encounter to be open to hearing and accepting the Word of God.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Many pastors don’t receive any ongoing development for their pastoral abilities, and most of them lack any formal training. Most of the pastors are eager to upgrade their knowledge of theology and through this ministry we help pastors access this education.

This conference will bring together the SIM directors who serve in Latin America to provide leadership development and training.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.

The intent of Centro Evangélico de Medicina do Lubango (CEML) is to build and equip a Women’s Health Centre on the hospital site.

Our aim is to express Christ’s love to the children and youth of Guinea.

This project will enable the SIM Paraguay camping ministries to expand. It will better train counselors and leaders, to offer more effective camps through use of a property that is designed for larger numbers of people for family or summer camps.

Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.

Communities where He is least known

Southern Cantons of Loja Province

The town of Cariamanga in the rural area of Loja province is part of a new priority area of SIM Ecuador. Of the 77,000 people in Cariamanga, around 0.1% are forming Christ-centred communities. Many people remain strongly tied to Roman Catholicism, but they don't always know Roman Catholic doctrine very well. People practice a "folk-Catholicism," namely animistic beliefs mixed with traditional Catholic church life. Healers, shamans, and superstition are as important as the practices of the traditional church. These beliefs still impact the lives of evangelical believers, who face opposition when they deny the traditional beliefs of their family. Around 12-15% of this area’s population are illiterate. Youth continue to move to cities. The few small churches that exist need resources and training in evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and doctrine in order to make an impact in their communities. The churches need a vision for the lost and scattered people of their own region. A major obstacle are the many present sects, which distort the teaching of the gospel and confuse believers.

College Students and Youth

The need for gospel proclamation among the thousands of university students and youth between 15 and 25 years old in the city of Loja is receiving a greater focus than ever before. There is a clear vision to disciple university students and establish a ministry in the two main university campuses in Loja. Students and young workers are looking for a brighter future, and through relationships, we seek to reach this community.

Prayers

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Pray for believers in rural areas to be courageous ambassadors for Christ.

Eritrea

SIM first entered Eritrea in the early 1950s to partner with the Kale Heywet Church (KHC) but was expelled in July 2004. All SIM ministries have been closed, and evangelical Christians in Eritrea are undergoing severe persecution.

Today, SIM supports a radio ministry (Selamna Radio) broadcasting to Eritrea and Eritreans in the diaspora in Tigrinya, a prevalent Eritrean language. The vision of this ministry is to use radio and other media to reach the current generation of Tigrinya-speaking youth in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and beyond with the gospel and bring them on a disciple journey where they enjoy personal fellowship with God, express an increased commitment to Him and his church, actively participate in making disciples, and become leaders of integrity.

Eritrea

SIM first entered Eritrea in the early 1950s to partner with the Kale Heywet Church (KHC) but was expelled in July 2004. All SIM ministries have been closed, and evangelical Christians in Eritrea are undergoing severe persecution.

Today, SIM supports a radio ministry (Selamna Radio) broadcasting to Eritrea and Eritreans in the diaspora in Tigrinya, a prevalent Eritrean language. The vision of this ministry is to use radio and other media to reach the current generation of Tigrinya-speaking youth in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and beyond with the gospel and bring them on a disciple journey where they enjoy personal fellowship with God, express an increased commitment to Him and his church, actively participate in making disciples, and become leaders of integrity.

Under the Christian organization AIDIA, Peruvian believers and SIM missionaries seek to see churches planted and believers discipled into mature Christians in the rural villages of Apurímac. In this region only 8 percent of the villages have an evangelical church.